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#Smart Communications#Ericsson#Meta#Messenger#Philippines

Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta optimize Messenger calls

Source: Developing Telecoms | Telecom news portal for emerging markets - Developing TelecomsApril 8, 2026
TL;DR:
  • Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta said on Tuesday they jointly optimized Smart’s network to improve voice and video call quality for Meta Messenger in the Philippines.
  • The work targets OTT (over-the-top) communications traffic on Smart’s mobile network.
  • The announcement names the Philippines as the deployment market and Messenger as the affected app.

Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta announced on Tuesday that they jointly optimized Smart’s network to improve voice and video call quality for Meta’s Messenger app in the Philippines. The announcement specifically covers OTT (over-the-top) voice and video calls carried on Smart’s network in the Philippines.

The companies said the network changes were designed to support better-quality calls on Messenger. The source names Smart Communications as the operator, Ericsson as the network vendor, Meta as the app provider, Messenger as the service, and the Philippines as the country, but it does not provide performance metrics, technical parameters, device requirements, or a launch date beyond Tuesday.

This announcement reflects a common operator and platform approach to improving app performance on mobile networks, especially for OTT communications services such as voice and video calling. In this case, the named parties are Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta, and the stated focus is Messenger call quality in the Philippines rather than eSIM, eUICC (embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card), or RSP (remote SIM provisioning).

Related Questions

Does Smart Communications support better Messenger call quality in the Philippines?
Yes. Smart Communications said on Tuesday that it worked with Ericsson and Meta to optimize its network for better-quality Messenger voice and video calls in the Philippines.
Which companies worked on Messenger call quality on Smart’s network?
Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta did. They said they jointly optimized Smart’s network to improve Messenger voice and video call quality in the Philippines.

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